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On December 14, the Bobcats beat the New Orleans Hornets 94–93 in overtime in the Hornets first game in Charlotte after their move to New Orleans. [91] However, the Bobcats mostly struggled during their inaugural season, finishing with a record of 18–64, never winning more than two games in a row. [ 92 ]
Before the Hornets were eliminated from the 2002 playoffs, the NBA approved a deal for the team to move to New Orleans following the 2002–03 season. The move came mainly because attendance tailed off dramatically, reportedly due to Shinn's declining popularity in the city. [51] [52] [53]
The original Charlotte Hornets franchise played in Charlotte from 1988 to 2002, before relocating to New Orleans, Louisiana and becoming the New Orleans Hornets. [1] A new franchise, the Charlotte Bobcats, began play in the 2004–05 season.
The city council refused to remove the statement, leading the Hornets to request a move to New Orleans—a move which would eventually return the NBA to that city for the first time since the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City in 1979. Before the Hornets were eliminated from the playoffs, the NBA approved the move.
While the move allowed the Hornets to shed $1.3 million of the 2009–10 payroll, they also took on the remainder of Okafor's contract valued at just under $63 million for five years. On June 25, 2009, the Hornets drafted Darren Collison with the 21st pick of the 2009 NBA draft .
The Hornets moved to the North Carolina State League in 1913, another Class D League, remaining there until 1917, when the team folded because of World War I. In 1919, the Hornets moved to the South Atlantic League (Class C 1919–1920, Class B after 1921), where they remained through the 1930 season. From 1931 to 1935, the "Bees" played in the ...
On a night Charlotte improved to 5-0 in NBA summer league play, the Hornets made it clear they’re moving in a different direction.
[4] [5] As a result, the NBA now considers the Charlotte Hornets to have begun play in the 1988–89 season, suspended operations following the 2001–02 season, returned as the Bobcats beginning with the 2004–05 season, and renamed the Hornets beginning with the 2014–15 season, while the New Orleans Pelicans kept their history as the ...